You are invited to the fifth annual Husky Leadership Initiative kick-off event:

U Lead We Lead: For a Better Tomorrow

October 20, 6 – 8 p.m.
HUB Ballroom
Dinner provided

Register today!

U Lead We Lead is a cross-campus collaboration of faculty, staff and students that uses the art of storytelling to motivate leaders of today and tomorrow. As a community, we will dive into timely and relevant questions about leadership for a better tomorrow. No lectures here; this event is all about stories, experiences and learning from one another.

Three local luminaries will each share their story and perspectives and call you to action. At U Lead We Lead, you get to hear from inspiring people and meet other Huskies for enriching conversation. U Lead We Lead: For a Better Tomorrow will inspire you for what’s ahead.

This event is free and includes dinner as well as fun opportunities such as a photo booth, a Dubs appearance, and special giveaways.

Learn more about our fantastic speakers and about the event on the U Lead We Lead website. Register today!

We are looking for a graduate student intern to work collaboratively with the Carlson Center, Husky Leadership Initiative, and other community engaged programs to develop and implement a leadership education curriculum for community engagement. The application deadline is 5 pm on Monday, October 17^th.

Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center

Husky Leadership Initiative

Graduate Student Internship

Leadership and Community Engagement

The Carlson Leadership and Public Service Center and the Husky Leadership Initiative are seeking a graduate student with an interest in developing leadership education content for students involved in paid internships and volunteer work that is rooted in communities and focused on social justice.

As part of the Center for Experiential Learning & Diversity, located in Undergraduate Academic Affairs, the Carlson Center develops service-learning, community-based participatory research, and leadership opportunities for UW students that sustain reciprocal partnerships, deepen learning and contribute to our greater community.

Through cross-campus collaboration, the Husky Leadership Initiative (also located in Undergraduate Academic Affairs) facilitates, deepens and expands student leadership education opportunities at the UW both in and outside the classroom. HLI cultivates the knowledge, skills and attitudes students need to be effective change agents and contributing members in their communities.

Working with both programs, the graduate student intern will focus on developing and implementing a leadership curriculum for students engaged in community-based internships through the Carlson Center. While these activities will be piloted with 30 students engaged in paid internship experiences through the Carlson Center’s undergraduate community based internships, the intern will be encouraged to develop curricular and co-curricular modules that can be utilized across a variety of programs with community engagement and social justice at their core—including but not limited to the Carlson Center, the Husky Leadership Initiative, the Dream Project, the Pipeline Project and Jumpstart.

Hours:  15 hours per week (Autumn, Winter and Spring Quarters)

Compensation: $19 per hour

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Announcing the Seattle Public Schools Equity Initiatives & Outcomes Intern Application for 2016-17!

If you are a college or graduate student interested in an internship to support eliminating the opportunity gaps in Seattle Public Schools or to gain valuable experience in putting educational theory into practice; we have an amazing opportunity for you. The Department of Equity Initiatives & Outcomes is looking for great interns who are committed to equity work. Seattle Public Schools is the second district in the nation in which a district, school board and superintendent have a shared goal of closing the opportunity gap for African American males and other students of color.

Application Timeline and Process:

Deadline for applications: June 24^th

Notification of acceptance: July 8^th

Internship Begins: July 18^th– 22^nd

Internship Ends: 6 month internships (January 2017) 1 year internships (July 2017)

For more information about available positions and how to apply, click here.

Graduate students who identify as people of color and who are enrolled in programs for psychology, counseling, social work, and related fields are invited to attend the first ever Graduate Student Counselors of Color meeting! Admission is free, sponsored by the Washington Counselors of Color Network. Light refreshments will be offered. Free parking in lot/street.

When: May 21, 2016 2:00 PM – May 21, 2016 4:00 PM

Location: Beacon Hill Branch Library Meeting Room, 2821 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144

Cost: $0.00 for early bird registration by May 7, otherwise $0.00. Current MulticulturalCounselors.org members receive an additional 15% off (please log in before completing your registration).

Being a graduate student is challenging, and being a person of color can make the journey seem harder! The purpose of this event is to launch a group that provides graduate student counselors of color a safe and empowering space to discuss the topics impact our work as mental health professionals. If you’d like to attend: click on the Register button, fill in the info, then click the “Continue To Payment” button. No need to do anything with Paypal or payment; your registration is complete!

Click here in order to register!

Dear School of Social Work Community,

Last April, UW President Anna Mari Cauce spoke from the heart about racism and what she thinks all of us, including herself, can do to combat it. She called upon the University community to conduct open and frank conversations on diversity, equity and difference.

In response to this stirring call to action, the School of Social Work is hosting a breakfast event — Can we talk? — on May 9 with special guest speaker Dr. Larry Davis, Dean, University of Pittsburg School of Social Work, and noted author of Why Are They Angry With Us?

Monday, May 9, 7:30 a.m. — 9:30 a.m.

School of Social Work Bldg. Room 305

Register today! Space is limited. RSVP no later than Wed., May 4,

by contacting Mary Kaiser at mbk2@uw.edu or 206.685.1661.

Please join us and help shape a future agenda to build on and accelerate our longstanding commitment to inclusion and social justice at the School of Social Work.

Please note: Students participating in practicum placements on that day will receive credit for attending.

To view flyer, click here.

Hello!

My name is Jordan, I graduated UW last quarter and I’m now the organizer for the University District with Brady Walkinshaw for Congress.  I’m writing because I have an event your department’s students and faculty might be interested in attending, and I wanted to invite you to share it with them.

State Rep. Brady Walkinshaw is running for Congress in the 7th Congressional District.  His priorities include addressing student debt, criminal justice reform, housing and homelessness, public transportation, social justice, reducing economic inequality, protecting the environment, and many other issues.  We’ll be having a meet-and-greet in the HUB as an opportunity for people to chat with him and for him to hear about what the U-District’s top priorities are.

This is a great opportunity for students and faculty to talk with a current State Rep and a Congressional candidate about how we can make meaningful progress on the issues that they care about! Plus, food and refreshments will be provided.

What: Meet and Greet with State Representative Brady Walkinshaw

When: Tuesday, April 12th, 5pm

Where: Husky Union Building, Room 332

Please RSVP: via Website or via Facebook

Questions? Email jordan@bradywalkinshaw.com

People’s Health Movement, Health Alliance International & the Somali Health Board
present a two-day short course about health activism

International People’s Health University 

THE STRUGGLE FOR HEALTH
focus on
Immigrant & Refugee Rights and Mental Health

April 21 – 22, 2016
9am – 5pm

Ethnic Cultural Center
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

This free, two-day course will cover health as a human right, political economy of health, mental health, and social determinants of health through the lens of immigrant and refugee experiences in a local and global context. During the IPHU participants will work together to address a health concern, produce an action plan, and create steps for change in the community.

Join with fellow health activists to learn, discuss and initiate change in our community!

No cost to register, but space is limited!  Reserve your place now at www.healthallianceinternational.org/iphu

Please join the Disability Studies Program for these presentations by UW students!

Location: Mary Gates Hall 024 (the UW D Center)
Date: Fri Feb 26, 2016, 12-1pm

– 12pm, Tiffany Woelfel, Marissa Pighin, Marianna Grady, “The Intersection of Sexual Violence and Disability: Campus Experience and Policy”
– 12:30pm Marcella Ascoli, “Disability Space in Public Parks”

Accessibility:
CART captioning and ASL interpretation have been requested.
We ask that you please be fragrance free.

https://depts.washington.edu/disstud/harlan-hahn-ds-award-talks-feb-26-12-1pm

Abstracts & Bios:

Tiffany Woelfel is a student in the MSW, MPH and Global Health’s HIV/STI Graduate Certificate programs. Her areas of research include social media and research ethics, addiction, HIV, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. Tiffany will present on her Hahn-funded project, which included co-hosting a workshop on Graphic Narratives that empowered students to share their stories of oppression and resilience using the art form of comic books, and co-authoring a campus-wide evaluation plan that would estimate the prevalence of comorbid disability and sexual violence (SV) among UW students and find new ways to best coordinate campus services specifically for student survivors of SV with disability.

Marcella Ascoli is a student at UW Bothell in Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences. Over the summer of 2015, Marcella conducted an ethnography of public parks in the King County area, using spacial theory to investigate public space and its inclusion – or in many cases exclusion – of people with disabilities. The project helps to challenge the idea that ADA requirements are the top bar to meet in terms of accessibility, and will result in the creation of an interactive map and an accessibility scale, comparable to the walkability scale used in many Seattle metro neighborhoods.

 

Dear Health Professional Students,

The Tent City Collective, in partnership with Health Equity Circle, is gauging opinions on a potential hosting of Tent City 3 at UW. Tent City 3 (TC3) is a city-sanctioned tent encampment that has nomadically resided (moving approximately every 90 days) in King County since 2000. Seattle University hosted TC3 in 2005; and Seattle Pacific University hosted TC3 twice, in 2012 and again through winter 2014-2015. Tent cities are under 24-hour surveillance by the sites’ own residents, and provide covered shelter for individuals and families. They provide a community-run location to keep belongings and to securely sleep, allowing residents to focus on other tasks: going to appointments, looking for work, and planning for the future. Tent City Collective is a team of University of Washington (UW) students, alumni, TC3 residents, and community members working to bring TC3 to UW’s campus. We are trying to gauge interest and general knowledge of Tent City 3.  Please fill out this survey!

Thank you for contributing your perspective!

The Tent City Collective

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy of strength, resilience and compassion are a worldwide touchstone of civic responsibility and action. This January, honor his memory and the contributions of all people — past and present — who stand for justice, and join the University of Washington’s MLK Week!

Celebrate and carry on Dr. King’s legacy with your UW community by participating in these and other MLK Week events.

Signature events to add to your calendar

MLK Birthday Party and Kickoff!
1/15/16 | 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. |HUB Street

MLK Day of Service
1/18/16 | 9 a.m.–4 p.m. | Locations Vary

Race and the Legacy of Dr. King: The Sequel
1/20/16 | 12–1:30 p.m. | Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center

Unconscious Bias Workshop
1/20/16 | 4–6 p.m. | Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center

Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz
1/21/16| 8–10 p.m. | Ethnic Cultural Theater

Black Lives Matter Teach-In
1/22/16 | 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. | Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center

For a full list of events and opportunities, visit mlkweek.uw.edu.

Make 2016 a time to honor the history of activism in our community, engage in current social justice work, and inspire one another to be part of the transformational movements that are to come. Join the conversation this MLK Week!

Race and Equity Conversation for Students
Thursday, Jan. 14 | 5:30–7 p.m. | wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House | Register Online

Dinner will be served. Students will participate in small group discussions with faculty and staff facilitators.

What’s the difference with ‘difference’?
A lecture by Ralina Joseph
Associate professor, UW Department of Communication
Director, UW Center for Communication, Difference and Equity
Thursday, Jan. 14 | 7:30–9 p.m. | Kane Hall | Register Online

President Ana Mari Cauce invites UW students to join her for an evening focused on themes of race, equity and difference as part of the Race & Equity Initiative. This roundtable discussion will focus on the message of the accompanying Graduate School lecture “What’s the difference with ‘difference’?” by Ralina Joseph, associate professor, UW Department of Communication, and director of the Center for Communication, Difference and Equity. You are encouraged to attend the discussion with your friends and fellow students, with support from faculty and staff, and attend the full lecture directly afterward in Kane Hall.

Race and Equity Conversation for Students
Thursday, Jan. 14 | 5:30–7 p.m. | wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House | Register Online

Dinner will be served. Students will participate in small group discussions with faculty and staff facilitators.

Dr. Joseph’s lecture will discuss how we can use “difference” to combat microaggression and structural racism, why words matter and how identity can change over time.

Please let us know you will attend by clicking the registration links above. To learn more about other upcoming events, please visit the UW’s Race and Equity Initiative website.

Budget Matters 2015 Summit

Featuring keynote speaker Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter

When: Wednesday, Dec 9th

Where: Benaroya Hall

Tickets – regularly $65, students may apply for $25 tickets at bottom of event page and find more info about Keynote and speakers here:
In 2016, many policies that will determine the economic future of Washington state are poised to be up for debate. The Budget & Policy Center is proud to be a key voice in shaping the conversation around the policies that affect our state’s vitality. Budget Matters 2015 will focus on how progress as a society requires racial equity in policymaking, budget decisions, and the political process. It will feature influential speakers who will contribute to the dialogue about how to ensure all Washingtonians can shape the policy decisions that affect our state – in 2016 and beyond.

This coming Wednesday, November 18, ARWAG (anti-racism and white allies group) meeting will have three foci:

1. Discussing racism and white privilege with family and friends over the upcoming holiday weekend. What are some effective strategies for discussing racism and white privilege, and for interrupting racism and microaggressions?  Bring your hopes and fears about family gatherings.
2. Debriefing last Thursday’s Black Lives Matter rally and march, and discussing strategies to support the movement 3. As usual, we will support to openly address white privilege and racism in our lives.

We meet in the Research Commons, study rooms 2/3, from 5-6:30 PM.  Come for all or part of the session.

Questions? Email James Barrett DeLong at delongj@uw.edu

 

We will be offering a great elective next quarter called UCONJ 550 (Healthcare in Underserved Communities), SLN: 21135.  The course focus is understanding how we can better help underserved communities. In the course we will learn about some of the barriers they face along with what resources are available to help in the greater Seattle area.

Weekly we will have powerful guest speakers from the community come in to talk about a broad range of topics including: human trafficking, homeless youth, LGBTQI populations, refugee and immigrant healthcare issues, racial and ethnic health disparities, mental health, substance abuse, and rural healthcare. If any of these subjects interest you, please sign up for the course to learn more about these healthcare issues.

This is a one credit class with credit/no credit grading that meets on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:20pm. We realize this is later in the day than most would like, but it is a great opportunity to learn more about healthcare related issues faced by underserved populations and the resources available.  This is an interdisciplinary class and students can learn and interact with others from the various healthcare related schools here on campus (medicine, nursing, public health, pharmacy, etc).

Please email uconj550@gmail.com,with your name and which professional school/program you are a student in for an add code, or if you have any questions.

Thanks and hope to see you next quarter!

Sincerely,

Audrey Nguyen, UCONJ 550 Team

UW students: You’re invited to attend a Know Your Title IX Team panel!

Title IX is the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education. It aims to protect women, men and gender non-conforming students from sex-based discrimination, harassment or violence.

This event is your opportunity to meet and hear from University staff working in the areas of sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, harassment and domestic violence and to share your ideas and concerns.  Snacks will be provided. 

What: Know Your Title IX Team panel

When: Monday, November 16, 4-6 p.m.

Where: HUB 145

Panelists:        

Melissa Tumas, Training & Education Coordinator, Health & Wellness

Dana Cuomo, Health & Wellness Advocate, Health & Wellness

Natalie Dolci, Victim Advocate, UWPD

Matt Sullivan, Investigator, Community Standards & Student Conduct

Amanda Paye, Title IX Coordinator

Are you a Social Work student (undergrad, MSW, or PhD), staff, or faculty and Jewish? Are you interested in the Jewish tradition’s relevance to social justice?

Join us for a meeting of the Jewish Social Workers Group, where Jewish members of the School and their friends can meet, create community, and learn.

When: Thursday, November 12, 5:30 to 7:00 pm

Where: SSW 306

Light refreshments will be served

Please RSVP to David Krstovich at krstovich@outlook.com.

 

This coming Wednesday, November 4, ARWAG is hosting a session on interrupting racial microaggressions.  All students are invited to attend.

We’ll watch a powerful video clip from Cracking the Codes (and possibly one or two other video clips) in which Dr. Joy DeGruy describes a powerful example of white allyship behavior, and we’ll explore situations where we can act to interrupt racism.  How do we respond effectively with compassion?  Bring your real life experiences of racism, share strategies to counter silencing internal dialogues and generate effective interventions. Please RSVP/send questions toarwag@uw.edu.

In addition, as we do in every meeting, we will have space for individuals to share and explore to receive support and challenge, to deal with any situations or circumstances related to white privilege and racism, whether specifically related to microaggressions or not.

We meet in the SSW Research Commons study rooms 2/3 for roughly an hour and a half, from 5 to 6:30 PM, but please come late/leave early as needed.

Disability activists will meet to further discuss disability education and the “Do One Thing Campaign” on Nov. 6.

When: Friday, Nov. 6, 4:20-6 PM

Where: Research Commons’ large conference room

Last meeting’s summary:

Seven people attended yesterday’s Disability Activism group, with representation from Day 1 and 2, Advanced Standing, EDP 1 and 3, and the main campus. It’s an impressive group. We had a productive meeting and the group plans to meet again in two weeks to plan the details for a “Do One Thing Campaign” in which members talk with foundations professors/instructors with whom they have a connection to ask for a commitment to “do one thing” about disability education in each class once a quarter. This could be leading a discussion, inviting a speaker, watching and discussing a film, and so forth. The activist would offer to help the professor/instructor think through what might happen.

Questions? Mary Edwards, maryedwards1964@msn.com

Anti-Racism and White Allyship Group (ARWAG) weekly meetings are beginning this Wednesday evening 10/14, 5:15 PM, in Room 116. We meet for roughly an hour and a half but please come late/leave early as needed. (Every week thereafter we will meet at 5:00pm in Research Commons 2/3.)

ARWAG aims to provide support and challenge for white-identifying folks to address white privilege, to do personal and collective emotional and skill-building work in order to strengthen our possibilities to be meaningful agents against racism and to make classroom space more productive for all. For more information or details for the 2015-2016 school year, contact kdunphy@uw.edu.
Each session offers opportunity to both discuss a topic (examples described below) AND to provide ample time for participants to bring up emerging questions, concerns and issues related to racism and allyship. Come because you’re interested in the topics and/or because you want to share and explore with others experiences in your life related to racism and allyship.

Example ARWAG topics:

• Institutional and structural racism:  Let’s illuminate some of the institutional and structural elements of racism that benefit white people, and generate anti-racist interventions that can be effective on institutional rather than interpersonal levels.

• Moving through white shame and guilt:  This session is a space for sharing thoughts and feelings of shame and guilt about white privilege and racism with a goal of strengthening capacity for allyship.

• What are appropriate roles for white persons in addressing white privilege and racism?  How does anti-racism work benefit all members of society? Discussion of Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites model.

• Exploring racial identity development:  This session is open to all persons who want a keener understanding of their current racial identity developmental phase and who wish to map out the next steps in their developmental process.

• Winter break is just around the corner. Many of us will be seeing family for the first time since we started the program.  How can we talk with family and other non-social workers about racism and white privilege?  Bring your hopes and fears, and we’ll share strategies for connection and conversation.

• Interrupting microaggressions:  We’ll watch a powerful videoclip from Cracking the Codes in which Dr. Joy DeGruy describes a powerful example of white allyship behavior, and we’ll explore situations where we can act to interrupt racism.  How do we respond effectively with compassion?  Bring your real life experiences of racism, share strategies to counter silencing internal dialogues and generate effective interventions.

University District Street Medicine (UDSM) is currently recruiting health sciences students at undergraduate and graduate levels for our homeless outreach program! UDSM is an interdisciplinary student group that seeks to improve health outcomes for the homeless population of University District. As part of our homeless outreach program, professional/graduate student volunteers work on the streets of the University District and in community centers to foster relationships, hand out health hygiene supplies, provide social service referrals, and take vital signs under the direction of a licensed preceptor.

We are also accepting applications for the following leadership positions: Development Director, Outreach Manager, Preceptor Coordinator, Recruitment Coordinator, and Referral Coordinator. Feel free to look through the attached document outlining leadership responsibilities. If you are interested, please complete the attached application and return it to udsmvolunteer@gmail.com by Saturday, October 17th.

Reasons to become a UDSM volunteer:

 

• Community organizing – Great opportunity to learn about community health while learning the skills to work with an important underserved population
• Interprofessional learning – get to know students, faculty, and community providers from nursing and other disciplines including medicine, physical therapy and social work
• Flexible involvement – volunteer commitment is only 2.5-3 hours per month (minimum 2 quarter commitment) with shifts available throughout week

 

UDSM also conducts intermittent walking tours of the University District to educate students about the local resources for homeless people. If you are interested in attending the upcoming walking tour on Tuesday, October 13th, please sign up at the following link: http://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/ylqbu. If the tour is full, please sign up on the waiting list so that we can gauge interest for the future.

 

For more information about our director and what we do, check out this recent article from Real Change:  http://www.realchangenews.org/2015/09/09/curbside-care

 

If you have any questions or are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact our volunteer coordinator at udsmvolunteer@gmail.com!

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